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Flower bun

Did I invent a new (variation of a) bun?

How I did it:

I made a ponytail first and fastened it with a hair band.

Then I separated the ponytail in 6 equal-sized strands and made each strand into a double-looped knot and pinned in place (I wrapped my hair around the base of each knot twice before making the second loop, to use up the length). It can be done with 5 knots too.

To finish, I rearranged the loops a bit to form a better circle.

I have been doing this bun since I my hair was at BSL (now it's nearly waist).
If I did invent this, I would like to call it the flower bun

ETA:
A little slideshow that will hopefully clear the main part and step by step instructions:
Step 1: hold strand between 2 fingers and thumb of left hand
Step 2: lift strand (tail points up) with right hand and bring it over the 2 fingers (forming a loop)
Step 3 & 4: bring the tail to the left and rotate counterclockwise for 270&#176;. The tail is now to the right of the loop. For longer hair: make another full wrap in after this (270&#176; + 360&#176. The tail will end up at the right again.
Step 5: separate the 2 fingers inside the loop and put the tail between them.
Step 6: pull tail partly through the first loop. You have now made your second loop.
Step 7: pin in place with U-shaped pins

When making the knot, I make the first loop, wrap the hair around the base of that loop twice, make the second loop (the one you have to pull through the first one) and pin in place.
I basically repeat steps 2 to 4 in this thread for the basic knot: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...e&articleid=32